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Backed by Henry Luce and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive

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02/28/2017

... English: cognitive benefits, important habits of mind, and new and valuable perspectives on the world." While more than .....

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Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health

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03/17/2017

... in a Quest for Better Health Aetna recently announced a new RFP for the latest cycle of its Cultivating Healthy ...

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Statement on the Passing of David Rockefeller

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03/21/2017

... His generosity and wisdom have made possible a new generation of family members committed to a more just, ...

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Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative

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04/04/2017

... the research collaborative this year to include four new sites: the Geisinger Clinic of Pennsylvania, Maine ...

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Commonwealth Fund’s Biennial Health Insurance Survey Finds People with Medicaid Have Better Access to Health Care Than the Uninsured and Fewer Medical Bill Problems

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04/27/2017

... in some cases, better than private coverage, according to new a Commonwealth Fund report. Medicaid is currently the ...

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Ford Foundation Study Cites 'Unfairness' as the Leading Factor in Flight from Tech Jobs

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05/01/2017

... as the Leading Factor in Flight from Tech Jobs A new study, billed as the first of its kind, by the Ford ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement

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05/19/2017

... to say they've saved enough for retirement, a new poll found. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public .....

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Commonwealth Fund: What Might a Medicaid Work Requirement Mean?

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05/31/2017

... only a handful of exemptions for people with disabilities, new mothers, and parents of very young children. . . ...

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Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School

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06/01/2017

... of law across the region. Orban’s Fidesz party passed new legislation in April that threatens its continued ...

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Simons Supports Penn Physicists Who Discover Why Drying Liquid Crystal Drops Leave Unusual ‘Coffee Rings’

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06/13/2017

... to undo this effect by altering particle shape. Now, in a new paper published in Nature Communications, they have ...

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Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It

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06/14/2017

... organizations, are paramount, according to the Princeton, New Jersey-based Rita Allen Foundation. The 40-year old ...

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In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli

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07/03/2017

... and more dynamic public policy presence, recruiting new fellows, stabilizing the endowment, and laying the ...

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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

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07/11/2017

... in the company, according to Reuters. But even with the new donation, he still owns about 17%. In addition to the ...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children

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07/12/2017

... birthweight are more likely to become obese as children, a new study from the University of Virginia Children's Hospital .....

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Bloomberg-funded WHO Report: Dramatic Increase in Life-Saving Tobacco Control Policies In Last Decade

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07/20/2017

... control measure, which has quadrupled since 2007 when only 1 billion people, and 15% of the world’s population, were ... life- and cost-saving interventions, according to the new WHO report on the global...

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The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion

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07/28/2017

... rooms for people who would be better served in treatment. New city police recruits have for years undergone some crisis ...

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Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

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08/04/2017

... notwithstanding the disparate racial impact, we need a new “economic fair housing act” to prohibit or discourage ...

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Group Moves Toward Metrics to Ensure Impact Investments Really Have Impact

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08/14/2017

... Investing Alliance recently announced the creation of two new advisory councils stocked with heavy hitters from the ...

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Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute Joins IBM and Others including Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project

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08/23/2017

... to affect health. The Microbiome Immunity Project is a new , IBM-facilitated (NYSE: IBM) citizen science project by ... may contribute to autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes, Crohn's disease, and...

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At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... commitments. In February, it announced $11.5 million in new grants focused on racial equity and the criminal-justice ... among other work. And last week, Google.org announced a $ 1 million commitment to create...

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